Google Registry is launching 8 new gTLDs
Google registry is launching sunrise periods for several generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that will run from April 2, 2023 to May 2, 2023. In previous… Read More »Google Registry is launching 8 new gTLDs
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ICANN announces preparations for the next round of new gTLDs
ICANN76 Community Forum held in Cancún, Mexico, a few days ago, set a new milestone in the availability of new gTLDs and the generalization of… Read More »ICANN announces preparations for the next round of new gTLDs
.POLYGON blockchain domain names
Unstoppable Domains is the “registry” of several blockchainTLDs, namely .crypto, .nft, .x, .wallet, .dao, .888, . zil, .blockchain and .bitcoin. Unstoppable Domains has teamed up… Read More ».POLYGON blockchain domain names
Get your .ART DNS and ENS domain names
The .ART generic top-level domain registry is launching a matching system between traditional domain names created in the DNS (Domain Name System) and ENS (Ethereum… Read More »Get your .ART DNS and ENS domain names
Fight against abuse: Afnic launches a new public consultation
The registry operator for .fr as well as overseas territories .re, .pm, .tf, .wf and .yt is calling for comments on a mediation service, as… Read More »Fight against abuse: Afnic launches a new public consultation
Football and cybersquatting
This article is aimed at lawyers and non-lawyers protecting the trademarks of players, teams, clubs, sponsors, broadcasters, associations, federations, and confederations. There are leads on… Read More »Football and cybersquatting
Internationalized domain names, the best allies of phishing
Many domain name extensions support internationalized domain names (IDNs), i.e. including characters other than Latin characters (a-z, 0-9 and “-“). These include, for example, letters… Read More »Internationalized domain names, the best allies of phishing
Study commissioned by the European Parliament on non-fungible tokens and intellectual property
The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament published a study on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property (Dr. Katharina Garbers-von Boehm, Helena Haag,… Read More »Study commissioned by the European Parliament on non-fungible tokens and intellectual property
Blockchain domain names: the birth of the Web3 Domain Alliance (W3DA)
A few blockchain domain name operators, including Unstoppable Domains, have created the Web3 Domain Alliance or W3DA (web3domainalliance.com). To date, the W3DA comprises the following… Read More »Blockchain domain names: the birth of the Web3 Domain Alliance (W3DA)
Can the International Olympic Committee prohibit the registration of domain names similar to the words “olympic” and “olympique”?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) identifiers are entitled to enhanced protection under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of… Read More »Can the International Olympic Committee prohibit the registration of domain names similar to the words “olympic” and “olympique”?
